Kasimir Wedig von Bonin (1 May 1691 in

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–12 September 1752 in Landsberg an der Warthe), also called Casimir Wedigo von Bonin, was a

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during the reigns of Frederick William I and his son,

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.Gottfried von Bülo
Bonin
''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie,'' herausgegeben von der Historischen Kommission bei der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Band 3 (1876), S. 127–128, Digitale Volltext-Ausgabe in Wikisource, (Version vom 16. Februar 2017, 23:24 Uhr UTC)

Military career

Bonin began his military career as a page for the Markgraf Albrecht Wolfgang von Brandenburg-Beyreuth (1689–1734). He served in the Markgraf's cavalry regiment, and eventually became its ''

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'' (captain of cavalry). On 4 January 1738 he was named commander and colonel of his own Curassier regiment. In 1740, he participated in the Silesian, Bohemian and Saxon campaigns of the

War of Austrian Succession War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...

. In 1743, he received a dragoon regiment and was promoted to

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. During the

Second Silesian War The Second Silesian War (german: Zweiter Schlesischer Krieg, links=no) was a war between Prussia and Austria that lasted from 1744 to 1745 and confirmed Prussia's control of the region of Silesia (now in south-western Poland). The war was fough ...

, in 1745, he participated at the battles of Hohenfriedberg and Kesseldorf. On 24 May 1747, he was promoted to

of the cavalry.Anton Balthasar König, ''Biographisches Lexikon aller Helden und Militärpersonen, die sich in preußischen Diensten berühmt gemacht haben''. Band 1, Berlin 1788
S. 164–165
In December 1748, he received the

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for his military service. He died on 12 September 1752 in

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. In 1851, his name was included on the

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.Denkmal König Friedrich II von Preußen
''Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung und Umwelt'', Berlin, revised 10 April 2014

Family

Bonin was one of the old Pomeranian noble families. He had two brothers, Ulrich Bogislaus von Bonin and Anselm Christoph von Bonin.

Citations

1691 births 1752 deaths People from Koszalin County People from the Province of Pomerania Pomeranian nobility German military personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession Lieutenant generals of Prussia {{Germany-mil-bio-stub